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THE SONS OF WM 



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By BLIAH'^PLTJM. 

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CHRONICLES. 



CHAPTER I. 



Now it came to pa^s, tluit TTlysses did rule in the land of Uncle 
Samuel for the second time ; for the people <^lid see the pervei>«e- 
ness of the Opposition, that they were not to be trusted ; their- 
fore, they which were true unto the welfare of their Uncle, did 
cast their lots for Ulysses, and he did prevail over his enemies. 

Now it chanced that there were men of flivers minds through- 
out all th(» land ; and there were many which did have no mind 
at all, ill the thiiius whicii difl Cdiiccru the L''iM>d of tlieii- Uncle 
Sannicl. 

And they all did sUuid in trilns apiirt ; and tli<'se tribes were yet 
again divided into leaser tiMbes. 

And behold, these he all the tril.M's, l)nrli the greater and the 
lesser : 

'rii(> tribe of the Mudsills, and of the Sons of Wi'nlh, :uid of the 
Damniggers, and of tlu' ( "ar|)et-Baggei's, and of the Scally Wags, 
an<l of the Doophaees, and (»f the Ivail-lviders, and of thcKuklux, 
and of the White Leaguers, and of the Dimik Kals. And this 
last did, aforetime, stand a< a tower of gieat strength in the realm 
of our Uncle, and eoneerning which, more shall be written here- 
aftei-. 

Now the tril)c of tlu' Mudsills were called thus because they 
wrought with tlnir own hands, and did eat no man's bread for 
naught; and because they were not of the blood of Wrath; and 
yet, also, because that they were even a> a linn foundation unto 
their Uncle Siinuiel, and did give imt(» him full suj)port, with 
theii- blood and with their treasure, when he was assailed by his 
enemies; and were unto him as thesinew of his realm at all times. 

And these were men of good intent, and, as a tribe, were; true 
unto their Uncle Sanmel. 

And the Sons of Wrath were they of the Southern section of 
the realm, whii'h did seek to divide the realm of their Uncle, and 



did go apart and did take weapons in their hands and did strive 
to set up for themselves a new Kation, that they might wallop the 
Damnigger in j^eace. 

But the MuflsilL* did rise up and did punish the Sons of Wrath, 
and (lid take away theii- Damniggei*s and make these all free men. 

And when the Sons of Wrath did see that they were compassed 
about, and that the true men did [jrevail over them ; they did yield 
themselves captives, and they said : 'What will ye do unto us?' 

And the Mudsills did make answer in this wise : 'Ye shall go 
unto your homes and there abide in peace. But first ye shall 
make oath unto us that ye will no more make war upon our ITnele.* 

And they did make oath with exceeding great joy, that no 
harm was done them. 

And when they had made oath, the Mudsills did say : 'Now ye 
be of our Uncle's people again, even as we ourselves. 

'But there he certain of your rulei-s and leaders, which did hold 
high places in the realm of our Uncle when ye did go apart, 
which shall not he of the people until they d*^ seek forgiveness of 
our U'ncle, and do make oath to live according to the laws which 
we have made. 

' And there be certain few, whom we Avill consider yet further 
what we shall do with them.' 

And tliey did go witli joy, ei^ch unto his own place. 

And it came to pas< that many of their leadei's and rulers did 
make oath unto their Uncle, and were counted as of the people. 

But some of these did make oath lightly, saying: *Let usnuike 
oath ; and, peradventure, it shall come to pass that we may again 
hold place and yet live to see our desire upon the ]\Iudsills ; foi , 
shall we indeed yield ourselves unto our Uncle in good faith, 
seeing what we have done already 'I Tush V 

So these did make their oath with laughing. 

But others did make oath truly; foi- they were convinced of 
their wrong doing ; and these did become in truth of the people. 

And tlie Scaliy Wags be they whici) did make oath tndy. 

And the Sons of Wratli did persecute and revile these, saying: 
'Ye )>e not of us; for tliough ye did do battle with us honorably 
and valiantly against tlie Mudsills, ye do now leave us and become 
honest citizens, and do abide by the laws ; therefore, ye be 
altogether cussed and we do know ye no more.' 

So they were cast out and wei-e Scaliy Wags. 

The tril>e of the Djunniggers be they which were slaves unto 
the Sons of Wrath and their people of the Southern section, 
before the.«e did seek to go apart. And, now that these were no 
longer bondmen, but free; they were counted as of the people, and 
did do in all things as other men, under the law. 



Now, because these did do as other men, the Sons of Wrath 
did wax wroth, and did call them Damuiggers ; for they were no 
longer subject unto them. 

And the Carpet-Baggers be men of the Northern Section, which 
did go down and settle in the land of the Sons of Wrath ; iot 
they said : ' Surely we may go in safety; foi- our brethren have 
made oath unto our Uncle Samuel, and they be honorable men, 
and all is peace 7 

'Let us, thorefoi'e, go down and live in this land ; for it is both 
liiir and goodly, and we may buy and sell and get gain, and no 
man shall do us evil; for the laws do protect us? 

So they went down into that laud. 

But the Sons of Wrath said : ' AVho be these ? Verily, they be 
Mudsills and enemies, which be come to rob us of our lands nnd 
to spoil us. Go to! Let us have notliiug in cojumon with them, 
and l(^t them be unto us even as outcasts; for they be not of the 
blood of Wrath. Shall we bend ourselves to have aught to do 
with these ? V^erily, let us see who may receive them ? 

So they were called Carpet-Baggers, because of their much 
moving about; for none Wf)uld have them. 

And tlie tril>e of the Doojthaces wore they which did do the 
bidding of the Sons of Wratli, and they did live in the Northern 
section. 

And amtjng these Avere the Soreheadites, and the Shoulder- 
hittites, and the Sneakthievitcs, and the (nirrotites, and the Thug- 
ites, and the Uglyphigites, and the l'im))ites, and the Kagtagiies, 
and the Bobtailites, and tiie dwellers in dark places; and they 
were a sweet people and altogether lovely. 

Now these had done the bidding of their masters, the Sons of 
AVratli, for lo, these many years. Aiul when the Sons of Wrath 
did .seek to go a])art and .set u\) a Nation for themselves ; lo, the 
Doophaces .said : ' Let them go in pea<'e ; for we may not say nay 
unto our masters?' 

And they did give succor unto the Sons of AVrath throughout 
all the time of strife, and were very stund>ling blocks unto their 
Uncle Samuel. 

And when the Sons of Wrath did say unto them : 'Come down 
with weapons and help us to tight the .MudsilL-,' they said : 'Not 
.^o; but we will abid(! at home in .safety, and wv will strive with 
the Mudsills that they let you go in ju-ace ; and we will hang even 
as a heavy weight uj)on our Uncle, an<l be as stun)bling blocks, 
when the Mudsills would move against you.' 

So, l)ecause they had the imprint of their masterj^' pei'verseness, 
without the force; to iill the measure of men — to be counted as 



men on one side or on the other — they were called Doophaces, 
which, being interpreted, nieaneth Took. 

And the tribe of tlie Rtiil-Riders were they which did sit upon 
the fence?-, and they were areat in nundjei- and htid no thought of 
their own; and iJicy <lid fall ^)rt' the fence upoTi that l^ide where 
the winds did blow tluiu, and they had no thought for the good 
of any save themselves. 

And the tribe of the Kuklux were men which the Sous of 
Wrath did baud together throughout their laud, and who did go 
about by night and did give sui'prise parties. 

xVnd for i-efreshment they did have toasted Danuiigger and 
fricasseed schoolmarm arid stillettoed Scally Wag and jerked 
Carpet-Bagger, aud did make merry to the joyful tone of the 
shotgun, ;uid the jtersuasive glitter of the knife. And they were 
valiant men aud juodest ; for they did wear veils to cover.their 
taces, lest any uiight see their blushes. 

Now when Ulysses did send to inquu'e why these things were 
done, the Sous of Wrath said: 'Tiiese ho iuuoeeut men, yea, they 
be very landts! All is peace within our land !' 

Aud the Doophaces did say: 'We kisew ye that ye were lambs 
aud innocent! Verily, we did tell the Mudsills that all was 
peace. ' 

Now Kuklux, being iuterj)reted, meaueth Peacemakers. 

And the tribe of the \Miite Le:»guers were after the same 
manner as the Kuklux. 

But Ulys>es did i)ersua(le the geutle Kuklux, by meaus of 
armed raissiouaries, that they should torego their plea.-iu'es and 
remain at home for a time. 

So these, witli much others, did come together aud did 'stablLsh 
a coiuicil in seeret, aud did lay plans how they might l)lot out the 
Damniggeraud the Carpet-Bagger and the Scally Wag, that these 
might no longer ojijwse the Sons of Wrath. 

And the way of tlieui was dark and bloody and altogether 
perverse. 

Aud they <lid call themselves White Leaguei-s, be<tause that 
they were white men in league with the powers of darkness. 



CHAPTER II. 



Now it came Ui pass that the Sons of ^V'rath — being the head 
of all the tribes which did oppose the MudsilJs — did wax exceeding 
bold, (albeit, they did say at tirst: ' What will ye do unto us?)' 



Aud they did call a council of all the tribes, that they might 
cousult together what they should do. 

And Avheu the chiefs of all the tribes had come down and pros- 
trated themseb-es before their masters, the Sous of Wratii, aud 
had greet^l them aud kissed their feet; it came to jwi.ss that the 
Sous of Wrath did say unto them: 'Lo, ye be here? It is well.' 

* Xow, therefore, let us choose a uame, whereby we nuiy be 
known unto the people of the realm of Uncle Samuel. And let 
the name be one that may be well received of the i>eople, aud 
such as becometh a great aud honorable people, such as we. 

'Ye do know that we did, once on a time, c;dl ourselves the 
Opposition? But this name doth savor of " Ciow," aud might 
stir up the stomachs of some, that they reject us. 

'Therefore, let us take unto oiu-selves the title of Diniik Eats » 
for that be both ancient and, in its true me.ming, honoi-able- 
(■Albeit, we must belie our title a little that it may cover us all.) 
And, verily, it shall cover us all; both the Sons of Wnith and 
their Kuklux and their White Leaguers aud the Doophaces and 
many of the Rail-Riders, (aud, verily, it shall cover a multitude 
of sins.) 

'And the name shall, peradventure, draw unto us many who 
have now ihe<e many years cast their lots with the Mudsills; (for 
there be those which do know that a few of us were om-e written 
as honorable men aud knightly), and so shall we phool tlicm. tbat 
they join us.' 

Now the time was Jiigh at hand when the people of the realm 
of I'uclo Sauuiel should cast lots to see whom they Avould seud 
to be their champions in the great council of the realm. 

AjkI the Sous of Wrath said : 'Now this is what ye shall do: 

'Ye shall choose men of your nund)er, in whom we may trust* 
to be your champions. And it shall be that, when ye do deliver 
yourselves before the people, if any shall say: 'Lo, these men' 
(meaning ourselves) 'be false of heart and wish to do evil unto 
the Nation, and wi.«h to break down the laws which do make all 
men free aud equal, aud wish to drive out from their land all such 
as be true unto the Nation;' ye shall .say: Nay. Ye do wrong 
this good ]K'0[)le ; for, verily, they be even as lambs led to the 
slaughter. 

'The Daiuniggei-s and the Car|K't-Baggers aud the Scally Wags 
do dcs|)oil them of theu* substance with grievous bunU'us aud 
taxation, and do bclio them, saying: They slay us and destroy as 
because that we do use tho rights which tiie law of the laud doth 
givf. us. Of a truth, ye do this great and knightly people grevioiLs 
wrong ; ibr we do know that they do love oui- Uncle aud his 



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people beyoud the power of words to expivss. Yea, t^o great love 
hath not been known in any land. 

'And have they not made oath? Truly, such knightly word 
may not be broken ? 

'And it shall be that this manner of si^eeeh shall jiliool many 
which be of generous heart ; yea, even many which did tight 
against us in the. armies of the Mudsills. 

'And unto the Rail-Riders ye shall say: Come with us; for 
we shall surely prevail over the Mudsills. 

'Verily, they do dream and sleej) quietly, thinking us of none 
account, and ye shall share with us the spoils; for unto us the 
victory shall siu-ely come. 

'And we shall have power over the great council and ovei- the 
moneys of the realm ; and it shall be well with ye, if ye abide 
with us and cast your lots for us. 

'And this manner of speech sliali pliool these, that they jump 
ofl' the fence on our side. 

' But unto the true Mudsills ye shall argue thus : Ye be per- 
verse and cussed! Yea, ye be all thieves and damliars !' And 
yoiu* argument shall prevail. 

'All these things shall ye do, and ye shall leave our section unto 
us; for, verily, we have arguments which may not be ovei'come, 
except Useless do again send untcj us his armed missionaries. 
(For they did call Ulysses Useless, because that he was of no 
use as a Dinu'k Rat. j 

'Lo, we have said. Now get ye hence.' 

Then all the Doophaces and they that were with them ror*' up 
and went an<l did even as their juasters, the Sons of Wrath, had 
said. 

And the iSms of Wrath did send ont tlieir White Leaguers and 
did prevail over the Danuiiggeis and the Scally ^^'^ags and the 
Cari^et-Baggei-s, in the casting of lots; and all was peace in their 
land. 

And the Doopliacesdid ])h<)ol mnrh Mudsills, by tlieii- ci'uft and 
subtle ways, so thai they did })revail greatly over the Mudsills. 
Yea, even many which htid been valiant wai'riors in the hosts of 
the Mudsills against the 8ons of Wiatli, did give ear unto their 
songs of love and peace, and were phnolcd ; ioi- these were gener- 
ous of heart. 

80 the 8ons of NVratli and tlieii' tools, the Doophaces, did pre- 
vail. And their champions did outnund)er the champions of the 
Mudsills in the lower branch of the great council. 



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CHAPTER m 



Now when the g^reat cfumcil had conic together (th'.s wa.'; the 
tbur-and-fbi-tieth assembling, in the histon' of the pame), the Sons 
of Wrath did say aaiong themselves : 'Now are we here! Go Uk 
Ijei us now put aside, at once, the laws which the Mudsills have 
made, wherebv the Damnigger becometh even as ourselves, and 
whereby many of our chief )-ulers and leaders he no longer of the 
l>eople? (Albeit we did make oath to ke(?p the law. Tush I \a(' 
did make oath with laughing and lightly, and it counteth for 
naught. What, indeed, were an oath made unto these Mudsills 
by such ;is ^ve ? ) 

' Let us uow assert ourselves and take luito ourselves the njoiieys 
of Uncle Samuel, wherewith we may pay ourselves and our people 
for our Damniggers and our cussed mules and our fences, and all 
things whatsoever the Mudsills did des|x)il us of in the great 
onpletisan tness. 

'And let us take unto ourselves all the places of jirofit, and put 
ji'iide the Mudsill warriors which l>e in place? 

'And let lus cut down the pay of the chief captains of their 
army and their navy, so that these refuse to sen<- for so littl*'. 

'And let us take away the ))ay from those vliich do insfnut in 
tlic art of war : for, verily, these blue coats be :d)<iniinafi<tns and 
altogeth(^r damual^le in our eyes, and may be in our way ; f()r 
have they not hindered our gentle White Leaguers? 

'And let us investigate everything whatsoever hath been dmie liy 
tJie Mudsills; and if, }>eradveuture, we shall find aught against 
an^; place-liolder, let him l>e cast out. For if we may find e\en 
but one or two evil-floers among all the place-holders, it is enoiigh ; 
and unto us shall be all the honor of the revelation. (Albeit, the 
Mudsills have sought diligently among these, and have pui out of 
place many evil-doers. ) 

' .\nd we will make great cry and sore lamentatinn, over the evil 
which we may tind, and let us charge it all atrainst the Mudsills, 
as a whole, and say inito the peo]iI(> : Behold now the rottenness 
which we do lay bare before you, which these Mndsilb have done 
now these many years ! 

'Thus shall we phool the people, and all the diligence of the 
Mudsills shall appear as naught. 

'And the jyople shall say : Lo, these be of a truth honest men 
suid honorable ; and the Mudsills be altogether rotten and liars 
and thieves. 

' And let us carry ourselves loftily, as becometh a truly great and 
chivalrous people. 



But some among them said : ' Not so. Ye may not do all the«e 
things now. Know ye not that the time cometli, when the people 
shall cast lots for a chief ruler, in place of Useless ? 

' Be ye, therefore, wise, and seem not what ye be ; but, rather, k^t 
us all seem modest and shew forth gentleness and moderate action 
in all things. 

' And let our Lam Ars and our Gor Dons sing sweet songs of 
love and peace. 

'By these means we shall phool the ])e()ple the more,. and they 
shall say : ' Verily, these he all good men and true, and we have 
indeed done the>n great wrong ; for they do love the laws of the 
realm of our Uncle, and do abide by them.' 

'So shall we greatly phool them that many shall cast lot for our 
cham])ion for chief ruler, and we shall prevail over the ^kuLsills, 
and have power in the chief seat and in the great council and over 
all the land. 

'Then may we do all things whatsoever we will, and the Mudsills 
shall be suliject unto us. 

' Vet som<^ of these things may we do, even now , a.x ye have said; 
but make ye no haste.' 

And it came to jjass that the counsc;! of tliese did prevail. 

And the Sons of AVrath and their l)o<)})haces difl ])lace one 
SeekeiT in the chief seat of the lower branch of the great council. 
And he was a Doophace, and he did "many times need their 
patient imbdiicnce "; for he did appoint unto the first places on 
committees, m(!U whom the Sons of Wrath would not have, so 
that tliey did hold each other by the ears for a time. But it came 
to pass that they were content and were reconciled one unto 
another, and there was a great calm, (and a In-ief one.) 

Then rose up Jeptha, the son of New ; and he said : 'Let us 
now resolve to fraternize and " sliake hands ov(T tlie bloody 
chasm " and be an hun(h-ed years old together and forget the past. 
And let Us, as cham})ions of the peo{)le, do no act to revive bitter 
memories.' 

And every one said : " Shake !" 

Then rose u[) Samrandall ; and he was of the Doophaces ; ajid 
he said : * O sweet friends : now is all pea(.'e and (piiet in the land 
of our beloved Uncle Samuel. Now, indeed, is all lovely and 
eminently serene! 

' Let us, therefore, do a seemly act, even a.s becometh a great 
and glorious and exceeding jo}ful people ; that all men may Ixi 
tridyof the people, thioughout all the reahn of our LTncle Samuel. 

' Ve do know that there be, even now, many of our dear friends 
antl masters, the Sons of Wrath, which be cast out, so that they 
be not of the people, because they did take unto themselves the 
money, and did scatter the armies and navies of our Uncle, and 



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did pervert their higli pliR•e^^, and did break the oatli that they 
had giveu — that they would serve their Uncle faithfully in all 
things — 'and did go apart and did make war upon their Uncle and 
did cause much shedding of l)lood '! 

'Now these, our masters, be exceeding great and iionorable men, 
and of high blood, even the blood of Wrath. iVnd sui-ely, such 
as these may not stoop to ask pardon for aught they have done ? 

'Therefore, let us declare, in the name of all the people, that 
these, our masters, be besought to return unto the ix'ople and to 
accept place among the chief places of tlu' realm of our dear 
Uncle. And, pcradventure, it shall ])lease our hoiioral)le niastei"s, 
that they condescend once more to be counted as people of the 
realm ; and we shall thus be greatly honored of these, our masters. 
Then may we indeed l)e an hundred years old 'together, in all 
happines-i.' 

Then rose up Jimblauie, and he was oi! the Mudsills, and was 
staunch and true. And he said: 'Let us consider that it be, at 
least,, worth the asking, that these men be received back and have 
rights in common with all others, under the law. Let them rather 
make oath unto our Uncle, even as others have done, and it shall 
be well. 

'Let us not force rights upon any of these; for many of them 
have si)oken with scorn and scoffing, even at the thought of again 
becoming of tlie people of our Uncle. 

' But tiiere is one, which may never be permitted to make oath 
or to have aught under the laws of our Uncle; and this one is 
even Jefdavis ; for, verily, he hath a devil which doth possess him 
altogether ! 

'Now, in that he did do all one man might do, to divide the 
realm of our Uncle, he <lid do no more than many which be here 
among us ; but in that he did, with gieat malice and coldness oi" 
l)lood, and with fullest intent of evil, cau.«e such horrors and dire 
sutli'iings and dark crimes, yexi, murdeis, even by thousjuids, at 
hi.s dread pen at Auflersonville ; the name of him doth stand 
accursed of God and all g(X>d men, forever. 

'But, for these others, let them Jisk and they shall rci'cive ; for, 
though it doth seem that we, the Mudsills, have phooled oui^elves 
gre^itly, in that we did receive unto full rights .so many of the 
leaders of the 80ns of Wrath, and these lie even n(»w turning 
with fullest hatred upon the laws we have made — for J say unto 
you, that there be some among us which ye may not j)hool ; tor 
we do l)(»th know and see what ye would do — we would have it 
that ye do have all opportunity to prove yourselves. 

'Sui'cly ye have received from the Mudsills such generous 



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usage as time slieweth ,.ot like record of, concerning any people, 
whicli have clone as ye liave done. J i i » 

'Lo, I have said.' And he .sat him down. 

Then did 8anicox jump u]). And he was a Doophaee, an.l did 
we^ir a cap with httle bells, and behold, he did .sav : ' men and 
brethren : ve have heard that, which hatli been said l>v Jimblaine ; 
how he doth declare that he beareth no evil m his lieart towards 
our mastei-s, the Hons of M^rath ; but that he would have all inen 
greet each other in h,ve an.l peace ? Ye have also heard how he 
doth say that his iMudsills have shewn such mercy and oencnxitv 
unto oiuvmasters, the «ons of Wrath, as hath not been "known of 
any people, atoretime ? 

'Now, behold, I do take issue with Jimblaine, wlien he doth 
speak thus; (Now, to "take is,<ne " with one is parliamentarv 
rather than to say: Thou art alto-ether a damliar.) for surely 
he and his Mudsills do even now stir up strife and dis'^ensiou and 
doalni.se and greatly belie our masters, the Sons of AVrath ; for 
have they not sent unto the land of our masters, disturbers of the 
peace whic-h do send fhL<e reports, saving: 'The Sons of AYrath 
and then- Ivuklux and their AVJiite Leaguers do strive a-ainst 
our Uncle, and do stir up sedition, and do conspire toi-ether how 
they may conquer by lot, that which they did fail to con.iuer by 
armies, and do take unto themselves, bv force, the councils of 
the States, and do persecute the Damnigger and whomsoever is 
not of themselves f 

'Be not deceived ; for these, our masters, have made oath, and 
they do all things as honorable men, and all is peace in their land. 
1 Bii, all is love. 

'The Mudsills be they which do evil, and not our masters. 

'Truly, these j\[udsills be altogether small-minded and mean, 
in that they did not, at once, invite our masters to return and take 
possession of the chief seats of the Nation, when first tliev did lay 
down their arms; for then should we have had honest and 
honorable men to have the afihu-s of our Uncle in charge. 

'Verily, it should jjlease me well, coidd mine ears but hear in 
this year, wherein we be an hundred years old, the voice of the 
herald, declaring the deliverance of our niasters from tht; rule of the 
^ludsill; for then, we — or rather, our masters — being in power, 
should be happy indeed, and all would be well.' 

So he sat him down. And all the Sons of AVrath and the 
Doophaces did say: 'Yea, verilv ! And so mote it be ( before 
long)!' 



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CHAPTER IV. 



Then Benhill rose up, aud he wius of the Sou!< of Wi-ath, aud 
his blood w'dn up. And he was of cunuiug tougue aud of great 
dignity. And he was truly a Son of Wrath, l)oth in body and iu 
sold, and he did deliver himself thus : 

'O champions: ye have heard what hatii bueu said i)y the 
Mudsill, Jimbhiine? Verily, we be utterly astounded at his ,say- 
higs; for we be come unto our Uncle's council, lull of patriotic 
motives. We have, in good faith, yielded unto our Uncle our 
allegiance (some of us;, and would fain f )rget all that l-< |)ast 
(save that we be out and injured hi that we have lost our Dam- 
niggers and oiu- power over the realm. ) 

"But look ye, O champions: when our tiulhlul tool, Samraudail, 
doth otier full rights unto a class of our peoi^le. botii great and 
honorable, which have been these many years cast out Irom 
amoiiu" the ()eople ; lo, the ^[udsills d(» even dare to go back and 
in(juire what these have done, that they should be thus honored of 
the people; and they say : This may not be. Let them ask and 
ali siiall be well."' 

'But while the Mudsill, .Jiuiblaine, doth yet prate of good will, 
he doth declare that our sainted Jefdavis shall be forever cast out; 
because that he did soid our pious missionary. Winder, to I)e a 
ministering angel uuto all the Mudsill ca[)tives iu oui' hmd. And 
because a few of these did die of disease and were buried care- 
fully, and with j^rayer, he doth say there was great crime and 
grievous suttering, at the summer resorts at Audersonville and 
elsewhere in our land. Yea, he doth charge ujton our saint of 
chivalry, that he be even a murderer, for that he did tinn away 
his (!ar and did not give heed unto the sore lamentations, which 
did go up from these beautiful and lovely spots. 

'Know ye not that our sainted Jefdavis <lid even give command 
thai, lhes(! (;ool and shady and well-watered resorts be especially 
chosen, because of the comfort they would aff()rd the unhappy 
captives? Know ye not that meat and drink and raiment were 
commanded to be gis^eu unto these guests, even as unto our own 
soldiers? How, then, doth it come to pa«ss that our sainted 
Jefdavis be charged with all things, which chanced unto the Mud- 
sill wp'tch(>s, many of which, being yet alive (much against our 
will), do deceitfully say they suffered nnich wrong at our hand>? 

'(ro to! Jimblaiue departeth from the truth! Jiml)laine doth 
prcivai-icate ! Tush ! 

' If it be that, there was suffi^-ing ; let the .>rudsills take the 
blame of it; for they did say nay, when we did offer to exchange 
men with them (whereby we .should have received from them, men 



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both strong and able and ready to go forth to battle at once ; 
while they would receive, in ixtiirn, a lot of animated skeletons, 
which were of none account for any purpose, and verily thl-* 
meanness did work greatly to our disadvantage in battle.) Yi-a, 
let the Mudsills take unto themselves the blame even foi- our going 
apart; for they be not, neither were they ever, hoiKtrahle men, 
such as we. They heed not their promise, neither tlu^ii- oath ; 
and we did desire to go apart in peace, but they would not that 
we do it. 

' The Mudsills did declare that all things to eat and to diink and 
for raiment should not cross into the land of the Sous (»f Wrath 
(and we did greatly miss our driidcs); and, because we had not 
these things, through the barbarity of the Mudsills, \.e did have 
nanght to give unto the guests at Andersonville and elsewhere. 

' But even then, did our sainted Jefdavis conuiiand that all things 
should be given them, even as unto our own men. (iJiitifhc 
did wink with his eye at the ]nous Winder, that may yc find out 
for youi'selves.) 

'Jimblaiue doth overlook all the wrongs and dire sutlering-s 
inflicted by the Mudsills upon those of the Sons of Wrath, which 
were captives unto them. Verily, so great suHering as theirs was 
not known in all the summer resorts in the land of the Soils o( 
Wrath; and doth he then complain of our sainted Jefdavis? 
Verily, he, our Jef, be the very soul of honor and of chivalry, 
and of all that is high and pure ; for he doth say so himself; and 
such as ye may ■well feel i)roud, if he do condesceml to be counted 
again as of the peoj)le. 

'Lo, I have saifl we did come hither in all love and peace; but 
ye Mudsills be not mindful of our honor, and ye do even now 
persecute us and despoil us. \Xe would not that ye force us to 
shew forth that we be, in truth, but little in love with our Uncle; 
but ye be altogether cussed and pervei'se ! 

'Lo, we, which have been your masters, be even made slaves,; 
ye have i^et the Daimiigger to have dominion over us ; the Scally 
Wan; iuid Carpet-Bagger do subvert our States; our councils ye 
do disperse by your armed missionaries; ye will not that the 
gentle Kukhix and White Leaguers enjoy their festive inclinations, 
and ye do rule the realm with a sway of iron, and by deceit and 
fraud and violent*, ye do despoil the ]x^ople. And until we, the 
Sons of Wrath, be in full jiower over all the realm of our Uncle, 
we may not feel at home, even though we be in our Uncle's hoiLse. 

*We have regard for oiu- tools, the Doojiha^-es, and with them 
do we joiii hands ; but with such as ye, we may have naught in 
common. 

'Lo, I have said.' 

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And it came to pass that many of the Doophaces did run to 
him and did kiss hLs feet. 

And some oi' the Sons of Wrath did embrace him. 

But others of these said among themselves: 'Verily, our love- 
feast giveth promise of evil ; for, with such speech, the jNludsills 
may be undeceived as to our intent, and our grimalkin may get 
loose.' 

Then did arise again Jimblaine, and he said: 'Let the noble 
Son of Wrath, which doth love our Uncle Samuel with so great 
love, make answer unto us in this mattei' : Did not he, in th(^ year 
18(i2, in the great council of the Sons of Wrath, 'Resolve, that 
all Mudsill wari'iors found within the land of the Sons of Wrath 
be put to death '? 

aVnd Beuhill suid : 'Upon mine honor, my mind doth fail ine 
concerning this thing.' 

And .liniblaine ditl ask of him again, saying: 'Did ye not also 
'Resolve, that any Mudsill which should command the comj)anies 
of Danmiggers against the Sons of ^^'^ath should, if taken, be 
put to death ' V 

And Renhill could say no word, for he was confoimdcHl. 

And yet again did Jind)lain(' ask him, sjiying: ' Did ye not, even 
now within one year, when the peo})le in your section were about 
to cast lots to ,«'e who shoukl be their champions in this great 
council — (hd ye not say: 'Verily, my friends, 1 do look to the 
next casting of lots for chief ruler, as the most important event in 
the history of the world ; for, if tiie people may not be aroused, 
that tliey do overthrow the vilr Mudsill and cast him out from 
power, then must we tight again. And as the great war did sot 
the Danuiigger free, so surely shall this next war make him a 
bondman again'? Vci-ily, what saith the lover of our Uncle 
Sanuiel unto this?' 

And Beidiill could not sav ; for he was confounded and put to 
confusion. 

Then did the Sons of Wrath shew forth their blood. Then 
did they stamp the ground with their feet and teai- the hair from 
their heads. Then did they foam at the mouth and swear, and 
rail at nenhill, saying: ' Verily, ye have even deckired our pur- 
lX)se. Oh I we be busted! We be gone uj) the spout ! 

'Our grimalkin hath escaped from the bag and the eyes of the 
Mudsills be o|)ened, that we may not phool them any more with 
our songs of love •mu\ peace. 

'Now, indeed, nmst we face the nuisie ; for, verily. th(> mask 
hath slid from our faces, and the Mudsills do behold us even in 
our deceit. Selah. 

.Vnd thev did take rye for their stomachs' sake and for consola- 
tion, and they sware together in concert — and took more rye. 



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Then rose up Ji)noai-field ; and he was of the Mudsills ; and 
he had proven his valor, even as* a gi-eat captain, before the Sons 
of Wrath ui>on the held of blofnl. 

And he «iid : ' O Sons of Wrath : it doth avail ye little, that ye 
do wliis[)er of love and peace, when ye do bear in your heaits mj 
great malice and wickerlncss, as ye have proven unto this great 
council and betbre all the [)eople.' 

And he did show forth, clearly, how that JofUavis did send hL< 
angel of mercy, Wiiidci-, to have charge over all the Mudsill caji- 
tives, and how that he did whisp'r privily unto him, that he should 
deal foully with them, and should starve them, and take away 
their i-aiment, and let them rot in their own dung, and gi\e the"in 
no means whereby to keep them clean, that they might perish 
from ofl" the face of the earth. .Vnd how, when the people, yea 
even captains of the liostsof 'the Sons of Wrath, did cry: Shai'ne! 
shame ! Jcfdavis did say : ' Go to. All hi well with "them ; for 
they do even wax fat with the good cheer which 1 do give them, 
so much that tiny would not go home, if they cmld.' 

And dimg;irHeld did shew forth, how that many thousands of 
brave men did languish and mi,scrab!y perish. And he said: 
'Now have I j)rovcn unto you all these things ; and do ye yet say 
that Jcfdavis shall be made even a.s good men and true, in this 
realm of our Uncle? Nay, verily, it may not be. 

' But whosoever else, siiall come and declare unto our Uncle, in 
all truth, that he will be faithful unto all the laws of his realm, 
even unto tlie laws, which do make all men free and Cijual, and 
doth i)rove his oath by his acts; verily, we will receive him with 
open arms, and he shall have place hi the realm, even as of old. 

' And I declare unto you that we, who have met many of your 
numl>cr upon the field of blood and have tried vour valorand 
f(»und it not lacking — we do meet sucii as we have thus met, in 
all broth(>riy love and goofl will, and we have naught in jnind 
against yon concerning the past. 

•But, concerning tlicsc, your tools, the Doophaccs— what shall 
be said of them? Verily, they di<l sit at home and strike at our 
Uncle by stealth, behind his back ; and did crv out against his 
warriors, saying: Tiicre, tliere ! And these do even^iow fall 
down an<l kiss the feet of their masters. Yea, one of their num- 
ber — not one of these, which sat at home — doth even foi-get that 
he was once a valiant soldier, and doth blot out the record of his 
glory, lest, })erehancc, it give offense unto his masters. Verily, I 
say untt) you, there be little room for such among honorable men. 

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which have made oath lightly and with laughing, and do hold 
your seats in this council, through deeds of violenc^e and bloodshed, 
and through threatenings — and Ave do know that these, alas, be 
very many ; for it hath lieen proven beyond all doubt— such we 
may in no wise trust; for, verily, their jmrpose be evil. 

'^o\v ye do know, i'or yourselves, which among you lie true and 
which b^ false. 

'Lo, 1 have .-^iiid.' 

And wiien he had sat him down, behold, the Sons of Wrath 
were sore peiplexed ; and they did cry out again and did howl 
with ex<!eeding great voice, and did breathe iorth flames of fir»-, 
even Hiimes redolent of rye. And tK<'v did sweat an<l tear hair, 
and did gnasli ujHtn each other with tlieir te(»lh, saying: 

'(), l)ut we //'' undone! N'erily, the lambskin hath fallen fj-om 
off our carniverons quadrupctl, and the Mudsills do l)eliold our 
gaunt b(;ast, even true to life! 

'Yea, yea! AV'e be busted — alas, busted! Foi- all men, which 
be not altogether idiots and damphools, do behold oui- purpose; 
yea, and whosoever siiall join himself unto us now, the same must 
hi', indeed, a Bon of Wrath by nature. Helah. 

' \Voe, woe! Ti'uly our grimalkin hath escaped from the ])ag, 
lUid to no profit have we made us hoarse, sin2ini;- our songs of love 
and peace! Selah. 

'Let us go away from here an 1 reflect ?' 

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